CBS Announces '60 Minutes' Online Expansion and iPad App

CBS News has announced that, starting September 26, they will be expanding "60 Minutes" online with www.60minutesovertime.com.

CBS News announced that, starting September 26, it will be expanding "60 Minutes" online with 60minutesovertime.com. The site will feature three exclusive news stories that will not be broadcast. Each episode will feature a prompt to go to the site to find this new, exclusive content.

"This is an exciting new platform for 60 Minutes and a terrific opportunity to expand our content online," said Executive Producer Jeff Fager in a statement. Executive Editor Bill Owens will oversee programming, working with Fager and additional staff to produce this exclusive content. According to CBSNews.com Vice President Mark Larkin, this is what the online audience is looking for.

The online content will be geared to a wired audience, showing the behind-the-scenes process of getting a story fit to air as well as the perspective of correspondents and staffers. "The correspondents telling stories about their stories is the kind of thing that people are looking for on the Web," Larkin said.

Coinciding with this announcement, CBS also announced that it will soon be launching an iPad App for "60 Minutes." CBS News already announced a full iPad App Monday, but this one will focus on "60 Minutes" content exclusively.